President Yoweri Museveni who is also the Commander-in-Chief last year cleared the former Coordinator of intelligence services, Gen David Sejusa for retirement.
Deputy Spokesperson for Ministry of Defence and UPDF Lt Colonel Deo Akiiki confirmed that General Sejusa was among those set for retirement this year.
“Every year the retirement system considers those due for retirement over the next four to five years. He (Sejusa) happened to be one of the Generals amongst others,” Akiiki was quoted as saying last year.
Gen Sejusa has on several occasions applied for retirement since 1996 but the army has turned down his pleas to leave the military he has served for 37 years.
Brig Karemire said the army will decide when to retire Gen Sejusa.
“At an appropriate time, he will be honourably retired by the institution of the UPDF,” Brig Karemire said.
His name was included to the retiring list of the 17 generals to be retired this July but the army has removed him from the list.
The army says the controversial military officer’s retirement will be considered in the future.
“He has not been considered for retirement in this batch. In future, he could,” the UPDF spokesperson, Brig. Richard Karemire said as quoted by New Vision.
Some of the generals lined up to retire this year include former Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Sam Turyagyenda, UPDF representative in Parliament, Lt Gen. Ivan Koreta, Lt Gen. Joram Mugume and the commander of the Army’s engineering brigade, Maj. Gen. Timothy Sabiiti Mutebile, among others.
Other generals, whose retirement the UPDF would consider in “future” include, former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura (2020), the force commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Lt Gen. Jim Owoyesigire (2020), the chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial, Lt Gen. Andrew Gutti (2021), the Presidential Advisor on the Army, Maj. Gen. Proscovia Nalweyiso (2021) and Lt Gen. Nakibus Lakara (2021).
In the next eight years, the UPDF will retire at least 2,175 officers.
